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Third seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova has claimed her maiden Brisbane International women’s title. The world No.6 routed unseeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-0 6-3 in just over an hour at Pat …

US Open champion Stan Wawrinka has played down an ankle complaint suffered in his Brisbane International semi-final loss on Saturday. Japan’s world No.5 Kei Nishikori won through to the Brisbane …

Bulgaria’s world No.17 Grigor Dimitrov has upset defending champion Milos Raonic of Canada to win through to the Brisbane International men’s final on Saturday. Seventh seed Dimitrov romped to a …

The Hopman Cup will remain in Perth for at least the next five years, with the mixed-teams event on track to set a new attendance record this summer. The West …

Croatian teen Ana Konjuh admits she gave unseeded American tennis player Lauren Davis the ASB Classic on a plate on Saturday. Davis, the world No.61, snared her maiden WTA title …

Twelve months ago, Lauren Davis played a 2016 ASB Classic qualifier on the back courts of Auckland’s tennis arena. On Saturday, the 23-year-old lifted the trophy as Classic champion. The …

Japan’s world No.5 Kei Nishikori has beaten US Open champion Stan Wawrinka to win through to the Brisbane International men’s final. Third seed Nishikori on Saturday ousted Swiss world No.4 …

Third seed Karolina Pliskova has booked a Brisbane International final showdown with unseeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet. World No.6 Pliskova won Friday night’s semi-final against sixth seed Elina Svitolina, of the …

Captaincy doesn’t come naturally to Darius Boyd. But the quietly spoken Brisbane fullback believes he is finally ready to find his voice as Broncos skipper. Wayne Bennett is not expected …

World No.1 Jelena Jankovic plans to use the Hobart International to help rebuild her tennis career after a lacklustre 2016. Now ranked 54, Jankovic makes her Hobart debut with a …

Thanasi Kokkinakis’s long-awaited singles comeback will be a bittersweet one after the Australian Davis Cup star drew doubles partner Jordan Thompson in the opening round of the Sydney International. The …

Samantha Stosur has avoided a first-round seed but there’s danger at every other turn for the Australian No.1 at the star-studded Sydney International. Stosur faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in search of …

Benoit Paire is into the semi-finals of the Chennai Open thanks to a 6-3 6-0 demolition of Britain’s Aljaz Bedene. He will face second-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain, who …

Champion jockey Damien Oliver will team up with trainer Kris Lees to ride last-start Group Two Villiers Stakes winner Sense Of Occasion in the Listed Gosford Cup. The pair combined …

Standish Handicap winner Odyssey Moon will head to New Zealand for the Telegraph Handicap in a bid to land an important Group One win. Trainer Robert Smerdon has confirmed the …

Caulfield trainer Brendan McCarthy is sweating on Murt The Flirt getting a flight to Queensland later this week to compete at the Magic Millions race day for the third-straight year. …

One-time Magic Millions Classic favourite From Within is set to go up against new market leader Houtzen in the $2 million race MM Classic at the Gold Coast. Capacity fields …

Group One winner Awesome Rock will ramp up preparations for his return to racing in a jump-out at Flemington this week. Co-trainer Leon Corstens said Awesome Rock, winner of the …